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Income Tax : The Income Tax Department explains how faceless assessments under Section 144B operate through the e-Filing portal without requiri...
Income Tax : The case highlights denial of TDS credit after an incorrect TAN was reported in the income tax return, even though the correct TDS...
Income Tax : The case demonstrates how an incorrect exemption claim based on Form 16 led to scrutiny and penalty proceedings. The Tribunal ulti...
Income Tax : Learn what TAN is, who must obtain it, how to apply, and where it must be quoted under the Income-tax Act. The guide also explains...
Income Tax : A government official was arrested for demanding and accepting ₹1.5 lakh to wipe off outstanding tax liabilities. The key takeaw...
Income Tax : The C&AG’s audits ensure proper assessment, collection, and allocation of direct taxes, identifying evasion risks and improving ...
Income Tax : CBDT’s 2024-25 APA report details 174 new agreements, including record bilateral deals, advancing tax certainty and reducing cro...
Income Tax : All Odisha Tax Advocates Association requests due date extensions for AY 2025-26 ITRs and Tax Audit Reports citing portal glitches...
Corporate Law : Professionals request an amnesty scheme for partnership firms in Maharashtra to regularize past lapses and ease compliance with Re...
Income Tax : Having regard to the gravity of the allegations, the ongoing investigation, the requirement of further probe into digital and fina...
Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore restored the issue of consultancy fee deduction to the Assessing Officer after noting that additional evidence rela...
Income Tax : The Gujarat High Court held that revisional powers under Section 263 cannot be invoked merely because the Commissioner prefers ano...
Income Tax : Delhi High Court held that seized amount is prima facie proceeds of crime and not lawful income hence to treat such amounts as tax...
Income Tax : Mumbai ITAT allowed Mahindra & Mahindra's appeal, holding that advertisement and sales promotion expenses of ₹3.26 Cr for 'Mahin...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Department increased monetary thresholds for assigning cases between ITOs and D/ACITs in Delhi Region. The revised ...
Income Tax : Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Government of India Dy. No. 1759745 FM/FMP/2021 22/07/21 Message My h...
DGFT : Following DGFT services will not be available from 1 st June 2021 to 6th June 2021: i. Application for a new IEC ii. Application f...
Income Tax : A note said to be written by Shri. V G Siddhartha (VGS) of CCD is doing the rounds. Among others it was mentioned in the note abou...
Income Tax : The Income Tax Department today said that tax returns filed by senior citizens above 60 years and small taxpayers with gross total...
The e – filing facility for the assessment year 2010 – 11 has been restored. The taxpayers can now e – file their income tax returns without any difficulty.
The Income Tax department is looking to bring rural traders and others into the tax net. The department which is attempting to expand the taxpayer base in the country will now focus their attention on a large swathe of rural businesses that have so far remained untouched.
The Income Tax department is planning a drive against tax evaders in the Kashmir Valley and to begin with will use “coercive” tools in the law to get people to file annual returns on their income.
Nowadays I am receiving one or more email daily with subject ‘Tax Refund Notification’. With mail I receive a attached form in which they ask bank account details. This is the trap Once you enter your bank account detail which includes your username and password the same get stored in the database of the person sending fraud emails. After receiving your username , password they transfer all your money in their bank account.
On or about 12th January 2010, an officer in the Income Tax department, Mumbai, noticed that refunds had been issued from his jurisdiction without his knowledge or approval of his higher authorities. He immediately brought the matter to the notice of his superior officers. 2. On internal inquiry by the Income Tax department, it was found that User Ids and Passwords of certain officers had been fraudulently used to generate refunds in some cases. Upon detection of the fraud, the following actions were taken by the Income Tax department to contain the damage:-
Bank Accounts, Beneficiaries and Some Scamsters Involved in Income tax Refund Fraud in Mumbai Identified. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has stated that an officer in the Income Tax department, Mumbai noticed on or about 12th January, 2010 that refunds had been issued from his jurisdiction without his knowledge or approval of his higher authorities. The officer immediately brought the matter to the notice of his superior officers.
The Income Tax department is giving special attention to tax deducted at source (TDS) as it aims to turn in the highest ever collection from the segment this financial year. During the last five years, the contribution from TDS had gone up from 33 per cent to 38.5 per cent of the net direct tax collection with an annual average growth of around 25 per cent.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has sought a detailed report from the field formation in Mumbai over the reported “income- tax refund scam” in that jurisdiction. “The Government has called for a report. We are monitoring the situation,” sources in the CBDT told today.
In a reprieve to the assessees, the Supreme Court has ruled that the Income-Tax Department cannot re-open the assessment cases arbitrarily but on the basis of some ‘tangible material’. If armed with unrestricted power to re-open the cases against assessees, it will amount to review of the assessment by the assessing authority, said the apex court.
If you’re worried about what questions your income tax officer will ask about your returns, you can relax a bit. The department has decided to take up fewer tax returns for scrutiny this year. The Central Board of Direct Taxes had issued an internal circular in December 2009, asking commissioners to select fewer cases for scrutiny.
